EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to elope...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tu-MA-nan/
FIL: Ang lihim na pagsama ng isang lalaki at babae upang magsama bilang mag-asawa, karaniwan nang walang pahintulot ng mga magulang.
EN: to elope
The original 'sana all' before it was cool. When a couple decides to skip the family drama, the expensive reception, and just run away together to get married. 'Bes, 'di ba engaged lang sila last month? Nabalitaan ko **tumanan** na daw!'
The root word 'tanan' can also mean 'all' or 'everyone' in other contexts, but the verb 'tumanan' specifically means 'to elope'.
🇵🇭 Dahil tutol ang kanilang mga pamilya, nagpasya ang magkasintahan na tumanan.
🇺🇸 Because their families were against it, the couple decided to elope.
🇵🇭 Maraming kuwento sa probinsya tungkol sa mga binatang tumanan kasama ang kanilang mga nobya.
🇺🇸 There are many stories in the province about young men who eloped with their girlfriends.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.